Nicaraguan Perspectives

Press Release of the National Police of Nicaragua, March 15, 2019

March 16, 2019

Last Wednesday, March 13, the Civic Alliance announced that they would rejoin the talks with the Nicaraguan government, after the government had announced that on Friday it would release a…

Three posts on the National Dialogue: CEN, Government of Nicaragua and Civic Alliance

March 11, 2019

The Dialogue between the Government and the Civic Alliance was restarted on Feb 27 with daily meetings, so far just to set the framework and the agenda. It was reported…

Ortega´s Motives

February 27, 2019

This appeared on Enrique´s blog yesterday, and is a critical analysis of the negotiations set to begin today between Ortega and the Blue and White Alliance. The author is a…

The big jigsaw puzzle: Who will pick up the pieces?

February 25, 2019

With the announcement of the renewal of the National Dialogue on Feb 21st, voices were raised questioning the government´s motives, as it was the government that walked away from the…

Speech of Daniel Ortega on the 85th anniversary of the death of Augusto Sandino

February 25, 2019

This is an important speech because in it Daniel Ortega announces the renewal of the National Dialogue, and provides his perspective on it. As is his custom, his speech touches…

The human sacrifices of the left

February 18, 2019

The author is well known essayist in Nicaragua on a wide array of topics. He is a sociologist and researcher who has published several books on migration, youth and gangs…

Coup d’état?

February 12, 2019

These articles, part of a two part series, are important in that they address the Nicaraguan government´s contention that the crisis in April 2018 was really a coup attempt on…

They were shooting with precision: to kill!

February 11, 2019

The author of the following article just won the Ibero-American Rey de España award for this article, originally published in Confidencial May 26, 2018. We provide the translation of that…

POLICY OF NATIONAL STRATEGY “DEFENSE IS FIRST…FOR PEACE, THE COMMON GOOD, FOR PRODUCTION”

January 29, 2019

This document could not be found on the official website of the FSLN, el Digital 19, but is reported to have come from a political secretary in one of the…

Letter to Pope Francis from Blue and White National Unity

January 25, 2019

Pope Francis traveled this week to Panama for the celebration of World Youth Day. Thousands of Nicaraguans traveled there as well, and this letter was delivered to the Pope asking…